Washing-machine



C. E. BEARDSLEY.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man MAR. 31. 1920.

Patented June14, 1921.

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Be it known'that LCLINToN E. BnARns- LEY,2L cit1Z8I1Of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Rice Lake, in th'ecounty "of Barron and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Washing-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, a and exact description. I

Inconnection with washing machi'Iie's,"-vari'ous attempts have been made to produce a washing machine capable 0f cleansing clothes with that degree of 'n'ic'ety which is the result of hand laundrying.

These machines have for the most part relied upon vacuum cups which were reciprocated into the. mass of clothes to be washed to cause an expulsion and indrawing of the water into the mass resulting in a cleansing.

In the event that too few clothes are placed in the machine the cups, by virtue of their limited stroke do not properly cooperate with the mass of clothes, the same result being produced where too many clothes are placed in the machine at one time.

With these defects in view I have now constructed a washing machine in which the clothes will be rubbed upon and by surfaces corresponding to that of a wash board, and which machine will adapt itself within certain specified limits to any given mass of clothes, so that the machine will perform just as efliciently, and produce a most satisfactory cleansing action upon the clothes irrespective as to the small or large amount of the same deposited for washing.

Reference is had to the attached sheets of drawings as illustrating one practical embodiment of my invention, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a sectional side view through a machine constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the lines 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partly sectional plan view taken along the lines 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a detailed view taken on the lines 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In all of the views like reference numerals designate similar parts and the reference numeral 10 designates a trough suitably supported by legs such as 11, and conveniently taking a semi-circular form.

The forward edge of the trough preferably extends as has been indicated at 12, to provide a hinged water tight mounting for Specification of Letters Patent. fPatented June 14 1.921 '-App1i'c"ation filed March 31,1920. Serial N0.'370,119. I'-

the lid 13'which conta'cts with therear upper 'edgeof the trough, and is conveniently provided with ahandle 14 to facilitatetheopening of the fmachine. r

Bearing members including side strips -"1'5 are secured' to "the inner face of the side walls of the trough 10, and stub-axles 16 project into and bear against the lower-most portion o'f such bearing' members, such "stubaxles {being fixed to a receptacle "and permit an oscillationo'n the part of'this member, 'T h'is re'cep'tac'le includes side walls 17 to which the axles 16 are secured, and extending between the side walls are strips 18 semicircular in cross section, forming a perforate floor for the receptacle, it being noted as has been clearly shown in Fig. 1 that the rounded portions of the strips 18 extend upwardly and form a surface similar to that of the ordinary washing board.

A smaller rubber also formed with axles 19 extending into the bearings and capable of rotation and sliding therein is positioned within the receptacle. This latter receptacle includes side walls 20 and strips, semi-circular in cross section 21, similar to the construction of the receptacle, which latter strips however have their rounded surface projecting outwardly.

The crank shaft 22 is mounted transversely to the trough, and within the extended portion of the same which crank shaft 22 may be conveniently rotated by any suitable means such as a belt wheel 23. Pitmen 24 extend between the crank portion of the shaft 22 and the receptacle and rubber in such a manner that the receptacle and rubber will move in the same direction simultaneously. This result is to be attributed to the fact that one pitman connected to the rubber has its point of attachment to this member above the axle 19, the pitmen 24 serving to oscillate the receptacle connecting the points of the same below the axle 16.

It will now be noted that by virtue of the construction aforedescribed, that the rubber may be raised and clothes positioned within the receptacle. The washing machine is now filled with water to approximately the level indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, this water being suitably mixed with a cleansing agent such as soap. The lid 13 will now be closed, and it will be appreciated that by virtue of the movement in a vertical plane of which the rubber is capable that the same will adjust itself to the mass of clothes positioned within the machine. Upon the crank shaft 22 now being rotated, the receptacle and rubber will'move synchronously, but it will be seen,c,as has been clearly shown in Fig. 1, the rubber'will swing through a slightly larger arc than the receptacle by virtue of the mounting of the pitman 24 and this action will result in a gentle rubbing of the clothes between the' clothes to be washed, within certain'limits,

and which machine will duplicate the rubbing contact produced by manual labor utilizing a wash board without subjecting the clothes to the detrimental eflect experienced in this connection.

Obviously numerous modifications of structure might be resorted to without departing from the scope of my claim, which reads,

by LettersPatent is asfollows a- I A washingmachine including a tub, strips forming guideways arranged at diametrically opposite points upon the inner face of said tub, a clothes receptacle, a rubber m0v ably mounted within said receptacle, trunnions mounted on the end walls of said receptacle' and rubber and resting in vsaid guideway, and meansfor oscillating said receptacle and rubber.

What I claim as new and desire to secure CLINTON E. BEARDSLEY. 

